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Cathy Berberian: “Ticket to Ride”

"Revolution" cover

This is opera singer Cathy Berberian’s cover version of the Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride,” off of her album of Beatles covers, Revolution.

Cathy Berberian was a darling of the experimental music scene back in the day, married to Luciano Berio, writing her own experimental music, and performing works written for her by John Cage.

I don’t know what else to write. This either says something about the effects of taking a holiday blog break or something about the effects of listening to A WHOLE ALBUM OF OPERATIC BEATLES COVERS.

Welcome to 2010.

“Look Around You” is always good for a laugh, and I hadn’t seen this one about music! Watch at 2:40 if you’ve ever wondered how synthesizers work.

(via the music of sound)

Good use of klangfarbenironie.

(via immanent discursivity)

“Karlheinz Stockhausen is not amused.”